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S. 2351119th CongressScience, Technology, Communications
Space Exploration Research Act
Sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) · 5 active : 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats
Latest action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 369.
Where it standsBefore the Senate7 senators score as swing votes
Hasn’t passed either chamber
- Senate: next
- House: not yet
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govSpace Exploration Research Act
This bill explicitly authorizes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to lease its properties to states and localities, universities, and nonprofit organizations to conduct space research and training. (Under current law, NASA is authorized to lease property to individuals and entities subject to specified conditions.)
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Under the bill, NASA may use existing authorities to lease property under its jurisdiction to (1) the state in which the property is located or a subdivision thereof, (2) a nonprofit organization founded for educational or scientific purposes, or (3) an institution of higher education. NASA may also enter into agreements to lease back such property.
Construction and operations on leased property must serve a space-related purpose relevant to NASA’s mission. NASA may provide administrative, instructional, and other appropriate support to lessees.
NASA must report annually to Congress on the relevance, value, and other quantifiable benefits of the lease agreements.
Committees and subjects
Committees
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · SenateReported by · Markup by · Referred to
Subjects
- Employment and training programs
- Land transfers
- Public-private cooperation
- Research and development
- Space flight and exploration
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 7Swing 70–100
- 69Middle 30–70
- 24Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
- 1
John FettermanDemocrat · Pennsylvania · Lean R+1Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
5 activeShow all 5 cosponsors
- Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
- Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)
- Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
